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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the nicknames for the Congressman that the narrator describes in Chapter 7?
(a) Napalm Ned.
(b) T-Rex.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) The Unifier.

2. Where does the Department Chair say he met his wife in Chapter 4?
(a) Taiwan.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Laos.
(d) Japan.

3. Who awaits the narrator when he arrives back in the U.S. from the movie set in Chapter 12?
(a) Bon.
(b) The General.
(c) Madame.
(d) Man.

4. What is Ms. Mori's first name?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Violet.
(d) Claudia.

5. What is the name of Bon's wife?
(a) Sofia.
(b) Linh.
(c) Lana.
(d) Violet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What film of the Auteur's is described in Chapter 8 as being "about the failure of the American Dream"?

2. What fictional spy character does the narrator describe sleeping peacefully on a bed of nails in Chapter 5?

3. What is the name of the Auteur's gardener?

4. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a straight, close-fitting silk dress with a high neck?

5. What author is cited in the narrative as saying "East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first business venture the General undertakes in the U.S.? Why?

2. Who is Sofia Mori? How does the narrator meet this character?

3. What information does the narrator learn from Man in Chapter 4? How does he receive this information?

4. How does the narrator become involved in the production of the film The Hamlet?

5. Who is Madame? How would you describe this character?

6. Who are the "Vietnamese" actors in The Hamlet with speaking roles and how are they described?

7. How would you describe the narrative style of The Sympathizer?

8. What does the narrator remark about propaganda in Chapter 11?

9. What are the narrator's criticisms of the script for The Hamlet?

10. How is the Auteur's welcome party described in Chapter 10?

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